Unisex name · since 2009
Leelynn
Since 2009, U.S. Social Security records show 168 babies named Leelynn, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,023 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,720 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 168
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Leelynn is the #8720 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 168 recorded since 2009.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leelynn has been recorded 168 times among boys since 2009, currently ranked #8720 nationally and more common than 37% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2025.
- #14,023 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,720 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 168 born since 2009
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leelynn ranks #14,023 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,720 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 168 born since 2009, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,023 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,720 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 168
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Leelynn's 168 recorded births place it above 69.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Leelynn compares
168 35th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Leelynn's all-time total is 54% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Leelynn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 168 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Leelynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Leelynn's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2018, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Leelynn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Leelynn popularity over time - girls
77 total births recorded since 1999 (Leelynn as girls' name)
Leelynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (98 births, 58% of the file).
2010s was Leelynn's strongest decade.
98 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Leelynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 8
2000s
8 births
- 2010s
2010s
98 births
- 2020s
2020s
62 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 98 births (58% of all-time use).
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What to do with Leelynn's data
- Leelynn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (98 total births) through the 2020s (62) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Leelynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~16 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2009–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Leelynn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.